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State funds sought for SE street reconstruction

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye City Engineer Matt Miller is hopeful a $1.5 million state fund helps finance a $2.6 million street reconstruction project set for 2026 and 2027. The Sleepy Eye City Council unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday supporting an application for a $1.5 million ...

‘Strictly books’

NEW ULM — On Friday, the tables in the lower levels of the New Ulm Public Library brimmed with paperbacks, children’s books, and hidden gems, while volunteers helped bag up finds and shared stories with browsers during the annual library used book sale. Among the browsers were Norm and ...

Fundraisers set for victims

HANSKA – Two online fundraisers have been created for the victims of the double homicide in Hanska on Sunday. The GoFundMe accounts for Tabitha Trescott and Justin Reinarts were created to support their families. The GoFundMe page for Trescott was created by her aunt Angel Yordt. The pledge ...

Nicollet, Madelia school districts pass referendum questions

Voters in three southern Minnesota school districts headed to the polls Tuesday to decide the future of school funding and facilities, with two districts securing decisive victories by while a third saw its referendum fail. Nicollet Public Schools celebrated a resounding endorsement from ...

Suspect in Hanska double murder arrested in Iowa

HANSKA – The community of Hanska is left stunned and grieving in the wake of a double-murder committed in town early Sunday morning. Brown County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) identified Justin Paul Reinarts, 50, and Tabitha Leigh Trescott, 32 as the two victims killed in a home located at ...